Any project that parses untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of nested groups / series of SGROUP tags can corrupted by exceeding the stack limit i.e. StackOverflow. Parsing nested groups as unknown fields with DiscardUnknownFieldsParser or Java Protobuf Lite parser, or against Protobuf map fields, creates unbounded recursions that can be abused by an attacker.
CVE-2024-7254
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 72% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 84.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 19, 2024
Last Modified
September 26, 2025
References (3)
- cve-coordination@googlehttps://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2024-7254(12)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2024-7254Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
Stack overflow in Protocol Buffers Java Lite
- RHSA-2026:4917Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.24 security update
- RHSA-2026:4915Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.24 security update
- RHSA-2026:4916Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.24 security update
- RHSA-2025:7620Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss EAP XP 5.0 Update 2.0 release. See references for release notes.
- RHSA-2024:11256Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer 1.2.1
- RHSA-2024:11255Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer 1.2.1
- RHSA-2024:9571Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Streams for Apache Kafka 2.8.0 release and security update
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Patch Availability(16)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | ruby-google-protobuf (3.21.12-9ubuntu1.1) @ oracular | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | ruby-google-protobuf (3.21.12-10ubuntu0.1) @ plucky | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | ruby-google-protobuf (3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5.2+esm2) @ focal | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-0:7.4.24-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el8eap | 2026-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-0:7.4.24-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el9eap | 2026-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-0:7.4.24-4.GA_redhat_00002.1.el7eap | 2026-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2025-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-wildfly-0:7.4.23-5.GA_redhat_00004.1.el9eap | 2025-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2025-05-14 | redhat |
| redhat | rhtpa/rhtpa-trustification-service-rhel9:1.2.1-1733826968 | 2024-12-17 | redhat |
| redhat | rhtpa/rhtpa-guac-rhel9:1.2.1-1733575106 | 2024-12-17 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2024-12-02 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2024-11-13 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2024-10-14 | redhat |
| redhat | com.google.protobuf/protobuf-java | 2024-10-10 | redhat |
| redhat | com.google.protobuf/protobuf | 2024-10-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 2 ecosystems)
Maven(4)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java | 4.28.0, 4.28.0-RC1, 4.28.0-RC2, 4.28.0-RC3, 4.28.1 | 4.28.2 | — |
| com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite | 4.28.0, 4.28.0-RC1, 4.28.0-RC2, 4.28.0-RC3, 4.28.1 | 4.28.2 | — |
| com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin | 4.28.0, 4.28.0-RC1, 4.28.0-RC2, 4.28.0-RC3, 4.28.1 | 4.28.2 | — |
| com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin-lite | 4.28.0, 4.28.0-RC1, 4.28.0-RC2, 4.28.0-RC3, 4.28.1 | 4.28.2 | — |
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| google-protobuf | 4.28.0, 4.28.0.rc.1, 4.28.0.rc.2, 4.28.0.rc.3, 4.28.1 | 4.28.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(3)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2024:10700IMPORTANT2024-09-19
RHSA-2024:10700 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:20052IMPORTANT2024-09-19
RHSA-2025:20052 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:20057IMPORTANT2024-09-19
RHSA-2025:20057 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-7435-1MEDIUM
Protocol Buffers vulnerability
- UbuntuUSN-7629-1MEDIUM
Protocol Buffers vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-7629-2MEDIUM
Protocol Buffers vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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